esceptico · esceptico · Mar 30, 2026 · Mar 30, 2026 · Mar 30, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ntrp
 
-**ntrp** is entropy – the measure of disorder in a system. Your calendar, emails, notes, browser tabs, half-remembered conversations – it all accumulates. This project exists to reduce it.
+**ntrp** is entropy – the measure of disorder in a system. Your calendar, emails, notes, half-remembered conversations – it all accumulates. This project exists to reduce it.
 
 I built this for myself. ADHD and scattered attention meant I kept losing track of things (e.g. what I said, what I planned, what I was supposed to follow up on). So I made an assistant that hooks into my stuff and actually remembers.
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ I built this for myself. ADHD and scattered attention meant I kept losing track
 
 - **Persistent memory**: learns facts and patterns across conversations, consolidates them over time
 - **Scheduled tasks**: morning briefings, daily reviews, health tracking – runs autonomously on a schedule
-- **Connected sources**: Obsidian vault, Gmail, Google Calendar, browser history, web search (so far)
+- **Connected sources**: Obsidian vault, Gmail, Google Calendar, web search (so far)
 - **Shell access**: runs commands, manages files, sends emails
 - **Any LLM**: Claude, GPT, Gemini built-in; OpenRouter, Ollama, vLLM, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint via custom models
 

diff --git a/docs/docs.json b/docs/docs.json
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
               "integrations/models",
               "integrations/gmail",
               "integrations/calendar",
-              "integrations/obsidian",
-              "integrations/browser"
+              "integrations/obsidian"
             ]
           },
           {

diff --git a/docs/guides/tools.mdx b/docs/guides/tools.mdx
@@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ Requires Google Calendar to be connected.
 
 ## Web
 
-Web search uses `WEB_SEARCH` mode (`auto`, `exa`, `ddgs`, `none`). `EXA_API_KEY` is only required when mode resolves to Exa. Browser requires `NTRP_BROWSER` to be set.
+Web search uses `WEB_SEARCH` mode (`auto`, `exa`, `ddgs`, `none`). `EXA_API_KEY` is only required when mode resolves to Exa.
 
 | Tool | Description | Approval |
 |------|-------------|----------|
 | `web_search` | Search the web | — |
 | `web_fetch` | Fetch content from a URL | — |
-| `browser` | Search browser history | — |
 
 ## Automations
 

diff --git a/docs/guides/tui.mdx b/docs/guides/tui.mdx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Settings are organized into these sections:
 |---------|-------------|
 | **Connection** | Server address, token streaming toggle |
 | **API Keys** | Model provider credentials (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) |
-| **Sources** | Data source toggles (vault, Google, browser, web search) |
+| **Sources** | Data source toggles (vault, Google, web search) |
 | **Memory** | Consolidation interval, dream generation |
 | **Instructions** | System prompt and directives |
 | **Context** | Compression thresholds, message limits, summary tokens |

diff --git a/docs/integrations/browser.mdx b/docs/integrations/browser.mdx
diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/api/config.ts b/ntrp-ui/src/api/config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export interface SourceInfo {
   error?: string;
   accounts?: string[];
   path?: string;
-  type?: string;
   mode?: "auto" | "exa" | "ddgs" | "none";
   provider?: "exa" | "ddgs" | "none" | "unknown";
   dreams?: boolean;
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
   web_search: "auto" | "exa" | "ddgs" | "none";
   web_search_provider: "exa" | "ddgs" | "none" | "unknown";
   vault_path: string;
-  browser: string | null;
   google_enabled: boolean;
-  has_browser: boolean;
   has_notes: boolean;
   max_depth: number;
   compression_threshold: number;
@@ -95,16 +92,6 @@ export async function updateVaultPath(
   return api.patch(`${config.serverUrl}/config`, { vault_path: vaultPath });
 }
 
-export async function updateBrowser(
-  config: Config,
-  browser: string | null,
-  browserDays?: number
-): Promise<{ browser: string | null; browser_days?: number }> {
-  const body: { browser: string | null; browser_days?: number } = { browser };
-  if (browserDays !== undefined) body.browser_days = browserDays;
-  return api.patch(`${config.serverUrl}/config`, body);
-}
-
 export async function getDirectives(config: Config): Promise<{ content: string }> {
   return api.get<{ content: string }>(`${config.serverUrl}/directives`);
 }

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/SettingsDialog.tsx b/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/SettingsDialog.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Dialog, colors, Hints } from "../../ui/index.js";
 import { useAccentColor } from "../../../hooks/index.js";
 import type { ServerConfig } from "../../../api/client.js";
 import { SectionId, SECTION_IDS, SECTION_LABELS } from "./config.js";
-import { DialogSelect, type SelectOption } from "../../ui/index.js";
 import {
   ConnectionSection, ApiKeysSection, SourcesSection, MemorySection,
   DirectivesSection, ContextSection, AgentSection,
@@ -59,25 +58,6 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
     onClose,
   });
 
-  const browserOptions: SelectOption<string | null>[] = [
-    { value: "chrome", title: "Chrome", indicator: serverConfig?.browser === "chrome" ? "●" : undefined },
-    { value: "safari", title: "Safari", indicator: serverConfig?.browser === "safari" ? "●" : undefined },
-    { value: "arc", title: "Arc", indicator: serverConfig?.browser === "arc" ? "●" : undefined },
-    { value: null, title: "None (disable)", indicator: serverConfig?.browser == null ? "●" : undefined },
-  ];
-
-  if (state.sources.showingBrowserDropdown) {
-    return (
-      <DialogSelect<string | null>
-        title="Browser"
-        options={browserOptions}
-        initialIndex={Math.max(0, browserOptions.findIndex(o => o.value === (serverConfig?.browser || null)))}
-        onSelect={(opt) => state.sources.handleSelectBrowser(opt.value)}
-        onClose={() => state.sources.setShowingBrowserDropdown(false)}
-      />
-    );
-  }
-
   const footerHints = !drilled
     ? [["↑↓", "section"], ["enter", "open"], ["esc", "close"]] as [string, string][]
     : getSectionHints(activeSection, state, serverConfig);

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/config.ts b/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/config.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ export const MEMORY_NUMBER_ITEMS: NumberItem[] = [
   { key: "consolidationInterval", label: "Interval", description: "Minutes between consolidation runs", min: 5, max: 120, step: 5 },
 ];
 
-export const SOURCE_ITEMS = ["vault", "google", "browser", "web"] as const;
+export const SOURCE_ITEMS = ["vault", "google", "web"] as const;
 export type SourceItem = (typeof SOURCE_ITEMS)[number];
 
 export const SOURCE_LABELS = {
   vault: "Notes",
   google: "Google",
-  browser: "Browser",
   web: "Web Search",
 } satisfies Record<SourceItem, string>;
 

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/sectionHints.ts b/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/sectionHints.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ function getSourcesHints(state: UseSettingsStateResult, serverConfig: ServerConf
     }
     return [["↑↓", "navigate"], ["enter", "enable"], ["esc", "back"]];
   }
-  if (item === "browser") {
-    return [["↑↓", "navigate"], ["enter", "change browser"], ["esc", "back"]];
-  }
   if (item === "web") {
     return [["↑↓", "navigate"], ["←→", "change mode"], ["esc", "back"]];
   }

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/sections/SourcesSection.tsx b/ntrp-ui/src/components/dialogs/settings/sections/SourcesSection.tsx
@@ -56,21 +56,6 @@ export function SourcesSection({ sources: c, serverConfig, accent, width }: Sour
         <AccountList accounts={c.googleAccounts} selectedIndex={c.selectedGoogleIndex} accent={accent} valueWidth={valueWidth} />
       )}
 
-      <Row item="browser" selected={c.sourceItem === "browser"} accent={accent}>
-        {c.updatingBrowser ? (
-          <text><span fg={colors.status.warning}>Updating...</span></text>
-        ) : serverConfig?.has_browser ? (
-          <text><span fg={colors.text.primary}>{serverConfig.browser}</span></text>
-        ) : (
-          <text><span fg={colors.text.muted}>Not configured</span></text>
-        )}
-      </Row>
-      {c.browserError && (
-        <box marginLeft={4}>
-          <text><span fg={colors.status.error}>{c.browserError}</span></text>
-        </box>
-      )}
-
       <Row item="web" selected={c.sourceItem === "web"} accent={accent}>
         <text>
           {c.sourceItem === "web" && <span fg={colors.text.muted}>◂ </span>}

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/components/sidebar/SourcesSection.tsx b/ntrp-ui/src/components/sidebar/SourcesSection.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ function getSourceEntries(cfg: ServerConfig): SourceEntry[] {
   return [
     { key: "vault", label: "notes", on: !!cfg.has_notes },
     { key: "google", label: "google", on: !!sources?.google?.enabled && !!sources?.google?.connected, error: !!sources?.google?.error },
-    { key: "browser", label: "browser", on: !!cfg.has_browser },
     { key: "memory", label: "memory", on: !!sources?.memory?.enabled },
     { key: "web", label: "web", on: !!sources?.web?.connected },
   ];

diff --git a/ntrp-ui/src/hooks/settings/useConnections.ts b/ntrp-ui/src/hooks/settings/useConnections.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   addGoogleAccount,
   removeGoogleAccount,
   updateConfig,
-  updateBrowser,
   getServerConfig,
 } from "../../api/client.js";
 import type { SourceItem } from "../../components/dialogs/settings/config.js";
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@ export interface UseConnectionsResult {
 
   vault: UseVaultPathResult;
 
-  showingBrowserDropdown: boolean;
-  setShowingBrowserDropdown: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
-  updatingBrowser: boolean;
-  browserError: string | null;
-  handleSelectBrowser: (browser: string | null) => Promise<void>;
-
   handleKeypress: (key: Key) => void;
   isEditing: boolean;
   cancelEdit: () => void;
@@ -45,10 +38,6 @@ export function useConnections(
   const [selectedGoogleIndex, setSelectedGoogleIndex] = useState(0);
   const [actionInProgress, setActionInProgress] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  const [showingBrowserDropdown, setShowingBrowserDropdown] = useState(false);
-  const [updatingBrowser, setUpdatingBrowser] = useState(false);
-  const [browserError, setBrowserError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     getGoogleAccounts(config)
       .then((result) => setGoogleAccounts(result.accounts))
@@ -123,22 +112,6 @@ export function useConnections(
     }
   }, [config, serverConfig, onServerConfigChange]);
 
-  const handleSelectBrowser = useCallback(async (browser: string | null) => {
-    setShowingBrowserDropdown(false);
-    if (browser === serverConfig?.browser) return;
-    setBrowserError(null);
-    setUpdatingBrowser(true);
-    try {
-      await updateBrowser(config, browser);
-      const updatedConfig = await getServerConfig(config);
-      onServerConfigChange(updatedConfig);
-    } catch (err) {
-      setBrowserError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to update browser");
-    } finally {
-      setUpdatingBrowser(false);
-    }
-  }, [config, serverConfig?.browser, onServerConfigChange]);
-
   const isEditing = vault.editingVault;
   const cancelEdit = vault.handleCancelVaultEdit;
 
@@ -176,8 +149,6 @@ export function useConnections(
     } else if (key.name === "return" || key.name === "space") {
       if (sourceItem === "vault") {
         vault.handleStartVaultEdit();
-      } else if (sourceItem === "browser") {
-        setShowingBrowserDropdown(true);
       } else if (TOGGLEABLE_SOURCES.includes(sourceItem)) {
         handleToggleSource(sourceItem);
       }
@@ -202,11 +173,6 @@ export function useConnections(
     selectedGoogleIndex,
     actionInProgress,
     vault,
-    showingBrowserDropdown,
-    setShowingBrowserDropdown,
-    updatingBrowser,
-    browserError,
-    handleSelectBrowser,
     handleKeypress,
     isEditing,
     cancelEdit,

diff --git a/ntrp/config.py b/ntrp/config.py
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
         "research_model",
         "memory_model",
         "embedding_model",
-        "browser",
-        "browser_days",
         "vault_path",
         "memory",
         "dreams",
@@ -111,10 +109,6 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
     # Obsidian vault
     vault_path: Path | None = None
 
-    # Browser history
-    browser: str | None = None
-    browser_days: int = 30
-
     # MCP servers
     mcp_servers: dict[str, dict] | None = None
 
@@ -193,13 +187,6 @@ def _validate_embedding_model(cls, v: str | None) -> str | None:
             return None
         return v
 
-    @field_validator("browser", mode="before")
-    @classmethod
-    def _normalize_browser(cls, v: str | None) -> str | None:
-        if v in ("", "none"):
-            return None
-        return v
-
     @field_validator("web_search", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def _normalize_web_search(cls, v: str | None) -> str:
@@ -212,13 +199,6 @@ def _normalize_web_search(cls, v: str | None) -> str:
             return normalized
         raise ValueError("web_search must be one of: auto, exa, ddgs, none")
 
-    @field_validator("browser_days")
-    @classmethod
-    def _validate_browser_days(cls, v: int) -> int:
-        if not 1 <= v <= 365:
-            raise ValueError(f"browser_days must be 1-365, got {v}")
-        return v
-
     # --- Derived properties ---
 
     @property

diff --git a/ntrp/constants.py b/ntrp/constants.py
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@
 
 # --- Display Truncation ---
 
-BROWSER_TITLE_TRUNCATE = 50
 EMAIL_SUBJECT_TRUNCATE = 40
 EMAIL_FROM_TRUNCATE = 30
 SNIPPET_TRUNCATE = 120
-URL_TRUNCATE = 60
 
 
 # --- Chat Extraction ---